It’s unofficially official. I’m being “released” from my job in mid-January. I didn’t do anything wrong. “It’s not personal. It’s business.” Yup! There’s nothing like a tired cliché to make the “we’re letting you go” process seem even more surreal. It makes me think of that movie, “You’ve Got Mail.” Losing my job, after… Continue reading Release Me
Month: December 2014
The Next Phase?
I’ve received some good news. All of my part-time coworkers will be transferred after our store’s closing. They will have jobs at other locations. It’s a relief to know they will be placed. I’ve worried for them. When you work with the same team for a number of years, your co-workers become your family while… Continue reading The Next Phase?
Goodbyes
It’s the first of December, the beginning of the month that ends this year. It’s a bittersweet time for me. If all goes according to plan, my place of business will be closed by the end of this year. Yeah. You read that correctly. There’s been a LOT going on in my work life. My… Continue reading Goodbyes